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Overall, about one-quarter of children purchased cigarettes, but children whose parents smoked were four times more likely to select cigarettes than children of parents who did not smoke

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If we look at recent data from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), we should be alarmed

The numbers don't lie

Since Luther Terry, MD, the United States Surgeon General, first reported the danger of tobacco use in 1964, more than 20 million Americans have died prematurely due to cigarette smoking